On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 5:11 PM, Michael DeHaan <mdehaan(a)redhat.com> wrote:
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If the "default" system does not exist, and there is no per-network
record, then the PXE menu will be shown.
Currently the netboot enabled flag is the protection against the system
being redeployed. If pxe_just_once is enabled in
/var/lib/cobbler/settings, the system will turn it's netboot enabled
flag off, preventing accidental reinstall.
Are you concerned with the neboot enabled flag being too easy to toggle
in the Web application? We could perhaps add a second checkbox like we
do with "are you really sure you want to delete this", though I'm not
sure that's the optimal solution.
I think it's a feature to know what the system has been assigned to in
cobbler because then you know what profile it is (most likely) running.
I've used Cobbler for some time know and I never found the Netboot
flag to be triggered to easily. I do have a problem with something
related. I would really like the option that makes the default
profiles do not start a kickstart install, but just start a
unscripted, normal install.
This is to prevent of normal users (who don't know Cobbler) to choose,
what looks like a distribution, to them but get something that just
installs something without the option for them to choose whats get
installed. And ever worse might remove partitions they like to keep.
Regards,
Tim
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